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Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Smith Adams, August 22, 1813
Monticello Aug. 22. 13. Dear Madam A kind note at the foot of mr Adams’s letter of July 15. reminds me of the duty of saluting you with friendship and…
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Letters from Thomas Jefferson
B. 1743 · D. 1826
Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father and the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was the second vice president under John Adams. Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, and a leading proponent of democracy, republicanism and natural rights.
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, October 28, 1813
Monticello Oct. 28. 13. Dear Sir According to the reservation between us, of taking up one of the subjects of our correspondence at a time, I turn to your letters…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, June 10, 1815
Monticello June 10. 15. Dear Sir It is long since we have exchanged a letter, and yet what volumes might have been written on the occurrences even of the last…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, April 8, 1816
Monticello Apr. 8. 16. Dear Sir I have to acknolege your two favors of Feb. 16. & Mar. 2. and to join sincerely in the sentiment of mrs Adams, and…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, August 1, 1816
Monticello Aug. 1. 16 Dear Sir Your two philosophical letters of May 4. and 6. have been too long in my Carton of “Letters to be answered.” to the question…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, October 14, 1816
Monticello Oct. 14. 16 Your letter; dear Sir, of May 6. had already well explained the Uses of grief, that of Sep. 3. with equal truth adduces instances of it’s…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, May 5, 1817
Monticello. May 5. 17. Dear Sir Absences and avocations had prevented my acknoleging your favor of Feb. 2. when that of Apr. 19. arrived. I had not the pleasure of…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, March 21, 1819
Monticello Mar. 21. 19. Dear Sir I am indebted to you for mr Bowditch’s very learned mathematical papers, the calculations of which are not for every reader, altho’ their results…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, July 9, 1819
Monticello July 9. 19. Dear Sir, I am in debt to you for your letters of May 21. 27. & June 22. the first delivered me by mr Greenwood gave…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, January 22, 1821
Monticello Jan. 22. 21. I was quite rejoiced, dear Sir, to see that you had health & spirits enough to take part in the late convention of your state for…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, September 12, 1821
Monticello Sep. 12. 21. Dear Sir I am just returned from my other home, and shall within a week go back to it for the rest of the autumn. I…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, June 27, 1822
Monticello June 27. 22. Dear Sir Your kind letter of the 11th. has given me great satisfaction for altho’ I could not doubt but that the hand of age was…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, September 4, 1823
Monticello Sep. 4. 23. Dear Sir Your letter of Aug. 15. was recieved in due time, and with the welcome of every thing which comes from you. with it’s opinions…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, February 15, 1825
Monticello Feb. 15. 25. Dear Sir The people of Europe seem still to think that America is a mere garden plat, and that whatever is sent to one place is…